Well, it’s not really a hands-on post. In fact, it’s more of a hands-off, as this robot would pretty much take your duties and cook for you. It’s called Moley, and it’s amazingly freaky in the most awesome ways possible. Really, it’s unbelievable how natural this robot’s movements are. It seems to stir the soup […]

Well, it’s not really a hands-on post. In fact, it’s more of a hands-off, as this robot would pretty much take your duties and cook for you. It’s called Moley, and it’s amazingly freaky in the most awesome ways possible.

Really, it’s unbelievable how natural this robot’s movements are. It seems to stir the soup with movements as smooth and delicate as a chef. And it can even pick up ingredients and mix them while cooking. It’s truly a show to look at.

Also, it won’t be cheap. Prices range up to $72000, depending on your configuration. It’s a lifetime cook you won’t have to pay again, though. Some of you high rollers may think it’s totally worth it.

There’s all kinds of supported accessories, recipes and ingredients, so you won’t be left wanting to try new things. Of course, as long as you are willing to keep investing on this chef. Sit back, relax and marvel over the future by watching the video below.

Smart technology is entering out pockets, homes and even our education systems. The opportunity these new gadgets bring is huge, which means new generations have to adapt not only to using them, but to build upon them. Enter Ozobot, a programmable robot that is as smart as the user codes him to be. This little […]

Smart technology is entering out pockets, homes and even our education systems. The opportunity these new gadgets bring is huge, which means new generations have to adapt not only to using them, but to build upon them.

Enter Ozobot, a programmable robot that is as smart as the user codes him to be. This little guy is meant to teach kids basic coding, allowing them to see it in action with a physical object, as opposed to pixels in a display.

The Ozobot has a series of sensors that allow it to recognize colors. You can program these robots to perform certain actions depending on the color of the lines drawn on the surface (which could be anything, even a screen). Maybe have them stop and turn around on red lines, or perform certain dance moves on blue. You could also make them run faster on green.

Your imagination is the limit, and this will be great for kids ages 8 and up (according to the Ozobot guys. I love what they are doing – pretty much turning coding into toys. Now, more than ever, younger generations need to start learning code as soon as possible. It will give them a boost, much like learning how to operate a computer gave us a boost in the 90s.

Check out the video and let us know what it’s all about. The Ozobot is only $49.99, so it should be a great toy to look into, for the young ones.

Nothing stirs the loins of a true geek more than robotics, so it was a real treat to come across a story of a robot that is actually much more social and family-oriented than your average candidate for Real Steel. Jibo was unveiled to the world yesterday and is the brain child of MIT professor […]

Nothing stirs the loins of a true geek more than robotics, so it was a real treat to come across a story of a robot that is actually much more social and family-oriented than your average candidate for Real Steel. Jibo was unveiled to the world yesterday and is the brain child of MIT professor Cynthia Breazel. Standing 11 inches tall, Jibo is unique among robots you may have seen before in that he is a supreme communicator and listener, surpassing our expectations of what a robotic entity can do, say and understand.

In the long term, Jibo will be a lot like an artificial companion, something we may have imagined in a sci-fi movie, combining an altruistic and caring persona with a friendly and even quirky personality. For today however the project is geared towards creating a robot that acts as your personal photographer, messenger and even storyteller. The quirky personality is almost there too.

Indeed at launch Jibo will have a somewhat limited scope compare to the eventual end vision. The robot will help as a personal assistant for those of us who are not as technically savvy as other members of the family – we are talking about an electronic device that communicates with the elderly and the young, relating information from the Internet via his Wi-Fi connection including email, calendars, and messages. There’s also more intimate communication through apps like Skype which can use Jibo’s cameras, speaker and circular LCD screen.

But Jibo also brings content to life, being able to not just play video content or show images and photos on its cylindrical screen, it can also read to you, becoming that personal storyteller you always wanted when you were a child. Indeed Jibo the social robot is very much aimed at families and children using its six inbuilt cameras to listen and then interact.

Check this awesome video which really shows the full potential of Jibo:

Just as Cortana and Siri offer an interactive experience via a smartphone or tablet, Jibo takes that one step further, offering a much more lifelike and personable interaction that might even feel a tad creepy at first. Its sensor array can track faces, allowing its motorized swivel head to follow you around the room and address the speaker in a much more natural way, plus facial recognition means it will actually remember who is who and know who it is talking to. There are even touch sensors that allow communication via touch.

Jibo CEO, Breazel currently heads up a crack team of engineers, developers and robot science experts from various technical backgrounds, and is an expert herself in creating computer technology that understands and interacts with humans, especially infants and children. Jibo doesn’t move about the home, but its moving LCD panel does move around and feature a moving orb which is specifically designed to express emotion.

Even though the target market is families and children, Jibo will also be marketed as a household digital companion employed to help people interact with the digital world they are connected to, reading out mail, messages, voice messages, the weather, schedule reminders and virtually any other aspect of our digital lives that is available in the cloud.

I think Jibo looks like having a decent chance of becoming one of the first commercially viable robot products that I predict we will see arriving in our homes in the next decade. This is certainly one of the more realistic and convincing Robotics projects I have seen for sure.